Perm

Meaning

Proper Noun

• historical region of northeastern Russia (country), corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga.
• krai Russia (country), near the Ural Mountains.
• city, administrative center krai, Perm Krai Russia (country).

Origin

• Borrowed from Russian Пермь, probably from a () stem; compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413. Compare Bjarmaland.
• Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)). The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.